1. The Search, Lancaster County Secrets Series #3
    Suzanne Woods Fisher
    Revell / 2010 / Trade Paperback
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  1. Jocelyn Green, author of Faith Deployed
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Best in the series
    January 31, 2011
    Jocelyn Green, author of Faith Deployed
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I loved this very readable story, and think it's the best of the three books in the Lancaster County Secrets series. Here's why:

    *This book has great characters in it. The portly grandmother is so full of personality she is one of them most memorable I've read in a long time--certainly not would you would expect to find in an old Amish widow.

    *The primary setting is a rose farm! I've never been to one, so I found the description of daily operations fascinating.

    *English and Amish characters meet in this book, and one side decides to convert to the other side. I won't tell you which one, but the development of her decision is very tender.

    *This is a story of redemption. The end of the book is extremely satisfying for those of us who love happy endings.

    *One of the main characters, Bess, matures from a love-sick teenager into a young woman with better judgment. I love the self-respect she ends up showing at the end.

    *The novel seems to me to be on the short side. At first, I was disappointed by this, but it's actually good for busy people who love to read but can't enjoy a super long novel because by the time they get through it, they forget what happened in the first half.

    I highly recommend this book.
  2. Guiding Light
    St Louis, MO
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Wonderfully Refreshing!
    January 29, 2011
    Guiding Light
    St Louis, MO
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This book was absolutely AMAZING! Once I got started, I couldn't put it down! Every time you think the story has as many curves as it can get, Mrs Fisher throws in another one! This story is engaging and very well written.

    It is about an Amish community and many of the people that live within (and a few that live without) that community. It is mainly about one family, that has been "torn" apart by an accident involving a drunk driver and the death of the son's wife. When he couldn't take the pain of living there any longer, he moved himself and his little girl to another state. The son's mother, called "Mammy", requests that her grandaughter come spend the summer with her. Although nervous, she decides to go (mostly to avoid being home when her father gets her Algebra grade). Not long after arriving, she learns that Mammy is an incredible person. With in the next couple months, she also learns about teenage crushes (and their pain), death, the REAL meaning of family, Biblical sacrifice and what it means to have faith in the Lord.
  3. Stefany from ToBeThode
    Saint Charles, MO
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    They keep getting better and better!
    January 28, 2011
    Stefany from ToBeThode
    Saint Charles, MO
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This is the third book in the Lancaster County Secrets series. While I highly recommend reading the first two books because of how great they are, you could start with this one and be quite alright. Suzanne Woods Fisher is a fantastic writer with a true gift of drawing her readers into the story. The Search is no different. You will encounter several twists and turns that have you sitting on the edge of your seat. You also will be reminded of lessons that are worthy in thought. The Search brings the reality of life's challenges and forgiveness right to the reader making you walk away with your own thoughts and feelings to ponder.

    I would recommend this book to anyone, especially if you love Amish and/or Christian fiction. It is a must-read and I can't wait for more in the series!
  4. Sharon A Lavy
    OH
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Unexpected plot
    January 28, 2011
    Sharon A Lavy
    OH
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    I was drawn in from the first line, and didn't want to put the book down until I finished reading.

    So many threads. My favorite type of reading.

    Suzanne has the ability to show me the hearts of her characters. They become real and I care about them.

    I enjoyed seeing Bess learn that her grandmother was only gruff on the outside. I really didn't want Jonah, the father, to settle for a loveless marriage. I wanted to discover Lainey's secrets.

    I didn't see it coming but Suzanne tied everything up nicely and acceptably in the end. And I am eager to read her next book.
  5. Janet
    Belton, TX
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: Female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Full of Characters You'd Love to Meet
    January 25, 2011
    Janet
    Belton, TX
    Age: 45-54
    Gender: Female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Suzanne Woods Fisher has a gift for creating characters. "The Search" is the second of her books I've read, the third in the "Lancaster County Secrets" series. As I read Fisher's stories, I just fall in love with the characters, both main and incidental. I appreciated that she even gave me a glimpse into what became of Jorie, the main character from her last book, in this one. It's always nice to know how things turn out after the book covers close.

    In "The Search," for mysterious reasons, Mammi decides she wants to spend some time with her granddaughter, Bess, whose father, Mammi's son, moved to another community after his wife's tragic death. With a little white lie, Mammi manipulates things in order to get her way and Bess comes for a summer visit.

    At the same time, Lainey O'Toole, on her way to the cooking school she's been carefully saving her money to attend, suffers a car break-down in the town she grew up in. She marvels at God's way of answering prayer. She had hoped to spend some time in that town in order to set some things straight from her past–things that involve Mammi and Bess. Rather than use her school tuition to fix the car, Lainey takes a job in a bakery, determining to make the best of the situation and to spend one more summer in her home town.

    From there, the book is full of surprises as these sweet, spunky, and somewhat crusty characters get to know one another, revealing each other's secrets and moving into an unexpected future covered with God's provision and grace.

    I recommend this book–and hope Fisher plans to write more in this fun series! Thank you to the Litfuse Group for sending a complimentary copy of "The Search" for my review.
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